vote on thed to national anthem me off -- nass that -- national anthem wall.e have a law of coming very soon. it is like a very strong reminder that, first hour one country-two system concept is he. secondly, our freedom and rights are being intervened by, not only the government, at the same time, the chinese government. tom: how concerned are you that the united states has lost a moral authority, given the headedty we have seen out to some protesters and journalists as well? to what extent has that weakened the support the u.s. may have been able to give you and other supporters of democracy in hong kong? tanya: there are some disturbing scenes, but at the same time i .nderstand the movement in u.s. in fact, getting more and more peaceful. that reminds us about the police junelity last year, since of last year. government should take good care of the citizens. but at the same time, it is very important for the government to take action for example, like to investigate into the police brutality, and at the same time, to remind people and to ensure people can

national anthem, aiming his criticism at commissioner roger goodell. the president tweeted late last night, "could it be even remotely possible that in roger goodell's rather interesting statement of peace and reconciliation, he was intimating that it would now be okay for the players to kneel or not to stand for the national anthem, thereby disrespecting our country and our flag?"

to which rich lowry wrote, when "imagine" is the national anthem is when i moved to canada. minnesota vikings player, and fox nation host and fox news contributor, thank you so much for being here. jack, let me start with you, if i may. we all have watched and listened and had chills when "the star-spangled banner" starts to play a big moment in sports and big moments in history. why -- and we understand how if you dig into some of the words of the later verses that i had never heard until you really look at them, do you think it should still be replaced? >> you know, you mentioned standing before the flag. some of my greatest memories are playing for the national football league before those big games and hearing that national anthem, and i did have chills going down my back, but i still don't think that takes away or makes us not take this moment to discuss the real root of the national anthem. i mean, hiring a, take no refuge, those are some deep orbs. it's about the person who wrote the national anthem. i think we need to go out to make all these changes? no, i think the

the same problem a lot of people have, why is this the form, why is it you choose during the national anthem which is something so solomon this country to do this? so many ways you could do something like fighting and injustice? >> there is that i'm never going to condemn a peaceful protest even if i disagree with it so i will say when you start to fight in that regard you are taking your eye off the enemy and that is what is starting to happen in the country. them national football league hopefully if we don't see this that will be a good thing but if we do start to see this political divide again it will really take our eyes off the issues and we are not going to

we have to show respect for our flag and national anthem.end video clip] host: that was president trump. the first part of the question he had answered was about the fate of former nfl cordon nap colin capper nick -- quarterback colin capper nick who has not been in it -- in the nfl after beginning the kneeling movement. he was addressing whether he should get another shot at the nfl. once again, many of the organizations have had different positions on what their players can and cannot do. thisct, as we go through hour, we will talk about the different positions from the different professional organizations on protesting during games. but you know what, let us hear from you, let us see what people are thinking about this issue of whether athletes should be able to protest at games. let us start with len from -- lynn from arizona. good morning. caller: good morning, and thank you for taking my call. i am so offended at my president. both of my parents are buried at arlington national cemetery. his way toietnam, on vietnam when martin luther

national anthem the country's racism. either just turn midday here in moscow this 29th of june good afternoon then for me kevin 0 in here the r.t. will do center with the latest update for you the york times is facing widespread criticism today after publishing an article claiming that russia offered bounties to taliban militants in afghanistan to kill u.s. troops and also claim donald trump was briefed on the matter over the director of national intelligence did not use that either the president or the vice president were ever briefed on that and from himself labeled the piece. the freak news new york times must reveal its anonymous source but they can do it this person probably does not even exist. the articles being slammed by the russian foreign ministry to which called the peace deliberate dissin from ation and on saturday the taliban deny the new york times article as well he goes down off takes a closer look then at the piece in question and asks who could benefit from its publication. it's time to blow off the dus

national anthem in that country's racism for. one minute past 8 am and buenos aires 7 pm in beijing and 2 in the afternoon right here in moscow this monday june the 29th welcome to r.t. international the new york times is facing widespread criticism after publishing an article claiming russia offered bounties to taliban militants in afghanistan to kill u.s. troops and also claim donald trump was briefed on the matter however the director of national intelligence denies that either the president or the vice president were ever briefed on the claim mr trump had this to say the new york times must release anonymous they can do it this person probably does not even exist. well the article has been slammed by the russian foreign ministry which called the peace deliberate decision for me sion saturday also saw the taleban denying the new york times article as well you've been taking a closer look at the piece in question and asks who could benefit from its publication. it's time to blow off the dust that circled on any smear tactics gu

they have been singing the national anthem, chanting, england!ll lives matter. we know the ed daly atmosphere has been tense. a number of objects were thrown towards the police. scotland ya rd thrown towards the police. scotland yard has told the group they need to stay in the area around parliament square and the antiracism protesters have been kept in a separate group with a very heavy police presence to try to make sure these groups do not clash directly in any way. the commander on the ground has said the safety of protesters, offices and the public is of the utmost importance and for that reason we have put in place a section 60 and they are protecting anyone that comes into central london. the section 60 will allow us to seize offensive weapons that have no place on our streets at any time of day. the police say they don't believe there is any imminent threat to the public. this was issued earlier, the statement. but they are urging eve ryo ne statement. but they are urging everyone to stay calm and they do not want protesters in the centre

national anthem of the country's braces and. other. cases reach more than 10000000 the russian foreign minister. bringing citizens back during the pandemic destruction. as russia's foreign minister my job is not all small judgment but traction line with the russian. constitution does not apply and if there's russian back home of the government's expense again it's the role of moral judgments. just said 9 am here in moscow the 29th of june a very good morning for me kevin how in the world news center with this update for you 1st the new york times is facing widespread criticism this morning after publishing an article claiming russia offered bounties to taliban militants in afghanistan to kill u.s. troops it also claimed donald trump was briefed on the matter however the director of national intelligence denies that either the president or the vice president were ever briefed on that and trump himself labeled a piece fake news. the free news new york times must reveal its anonymous source but they can do it this person probably does not

national anthem in the country's racism. by their morning just 10 10 am here in moscow this 29th of june i'm kevin 0 in the world news center with this latest update for you and we're starting with this one the new york times is facing widespread criticism after publishing an article claiming russia offered bounties to taliban militants in afghanistan to kill u.s. troops it's also claimed donald trump was briefed on the matter however the director of national intelligence denies that either the president all the vice president were ever briefed on that and trump himself labeled the piece fake news. the freak news new york times must reveal its anonymous source but they can do it this person probably does not even exist. further the articles being slandered by the russian foreign ministry which called the peace deliberate dissin from ation saturday also saw the taliban denying the new york times article 2 egos down of takes a closer look at the piece in question and asks who then might benefit from its publication. it's time

hong kong legislature as usual voted on a bill that would criminalize not create the chinese national anthem on the 31st anniversary of the tenement square massacre. now after more than a week of protests calling for justice for a black man who died while being arrested all 4 offices have been charged george freud's death triggered mass demonstrations across the u.s. and around the wilds for many out on the streets the challenges are proof that the movement can deliver results but as john hendren reports from minneapolis for other protest as it's only the beginning. for the crowds filling the streets here and across the u.s. is showing their demands are being heard of in the men to comply. 3 charges the charges former minneapolis police officer derek shaaban thoughts murder in the 2nd degree through the death of george floyd for officer derek show been who was seen with his knee on george floyd's neck the charge was increased from 3rd degree murder to 2nd degree alleging floyd's death was intentional is seen they are forces make a difference they are listening to us they see what we asking f

police in hong kong and to the legislative council as protests disrupt a debate on beijing's national anthem bell and at least 39 students and teachers are injured in a knife attack at a primary school in southern china. thank you very much for joining us all 4 police officers involved in the arrests of george floyd in the u.s. have now been charged in connection with this death the charges against the office a c. kneeling on floyd's neck have been elevated to 2nd degree murder while the 3 others are accused of aiding and abetting his actions floyd sammy says it's a significant step and as john hendren reports from minneapolis protesters on the streets say it proves the movement can deliver justice. for the crowds filling the streets here and across the u.s. a sign their demands are being heard i filed an amended complaint that charges the charges former minneapolis police officer derrick shaaban with murder in the 2nd degree for the death of george floyd for officer derek chauvin who was seen with his knee on george floyd's neck the charge was increased from 3rd degree murder to 2nd degree

hong kong's legislature votes for a law abiding the national anthem a chinese national anthem despite protests inside the chamber. thank you for joining us all 4 police officers involved in the arrest of george floyd in the united states have now been charged in connection with his death the charges against the officers seen kneeling on freud's neck have been elevated to 2nd degree murder while the 3 others are accused of aiding and abetting his actions floyd samnee say it's a significant step and as john hendren reports from minneapolis protesters on the street say it proves the movement can deliver results. for the crowds feeling. street here and across the u.s. a sign their demands are being heard i filed in a minute complaint 3 charges the charges former minneapolis police officer derek shaaban thoughts murder in the 2nd degree through the death of george floyd for officer derek show been who was seen with his knee on george floyd's neck the charge was increased from 3rd degree murder to 2nd degree alleging floyd's death was intentional is seen they are forces make a difference th

if they are rude or poke fun at the march of the volunteers, the chinese national anthem, they coulds in jail. well, people in hong kong have democratic rights of demonstrations and protests. if they do it legally. there are many, many ways to express reviews, but to express your views through making ridicule of the national anthem is not the right way, because the law has said it. in hong kong it will be unlawful and illegal if you really make fun of the national anthem of china, and i would say this at the same case for many, would say this at the same case for any would say this at the same case for many, many other countries in the world. let's call a spade a spade. democratic rights do not mean that you can hold in contempt your national flag you can hold in contempt your nationalflag or your you can hold in contempt your national flag or your national anthem. is the calculation in beijing that china can push and clamp down harder on the hong kong now because the world needs china more than it used to need hong kong in terms of its financial and world banking system ? in terms o

. >> kneeling during the national anthem, told to stop protesting and play. now with the country erupting, calls for racial justice after the death of george floyd. >> this is the very thing that colin knelt for, four years ago. >> the nfl players who had his back, fighting for change in the nfl and throughout the country. >> this special edition of "nightline" "kneeling for change", starts right now. >> we have cops that are murdering people. and that's issue that needs to be addressed. >> to me, he was an athlete who really understood what was going on in our country. >> just a few years ago, colin kaepernick was arguably a top ten quarterback in the nfl. >> it looked like he was going to be one of the best in the game. >> on the biggest stage in sports, with millions of eyes watching, that iconic image, a lone player, protesting during the national anthem. >> the first thing i thought was this is going to be a big deal. >> he took a knee for something bigger than himself. >> i'm going to continue to stand with the people that are being oppressed. >> black

up hong kong legislature begins voting on a bill that would criminalize mockery of the chinese national anthem on the anniversary of the chinaman square massacre. and the coronavirus death tolls on both brazil and mexico saw twin new daily high. all 4 police officers involved in the arrest of george floyd have now been charged over his death 3 of them are accused of aiding and abetting murder while the officers see kneeling on for its neck has had charges against him escalated to 2nd degree murder many out on the streets say the charges are proof that the movement can deliver results while others say it's just the beginning john hendren reports from minneapolis. for the crowds filling the streets here and across the u.s. is showing their demands are being heard in the men who complain the charges the charges former minneapolis police officer dear child and with murder in the 2nd degree or the death of george floored for officer derek chauvelin who was seen with his new young george floyd neck the charge was increased from 3rd degree murder to 2nd degree alleging floyd's death was intentional i

have been a bone of contention for quite a few years but what about the national anthem itself well now some people are saying enough is enough. with the of the of the well that's that's you that just came off the plinth was francis scott key the man behind the lyrics to the star-spangled banner and foremost slave owner and anti abolitionist so was the deal with the album itself. to do so warm these walls. are what you can sing with all right of course the rarely performed that 3rd verse was directed by key black slaves who'd been freed or escaped and fought alongside. the british in the war of 1812 his message to them was clear your fight for freedom will bring you nothing but death and downfall little wonder then the anthems attracted increasing scandal across the united states with both soccer teams and high school students refusing to play or sing at keys that only profited from slavery he apparently also harbored some pretty backward views on race and nationality and this widely attributed quote certainly has no place in this day and age. you don't want to hear me sing in

up hong kong legislature begins voting on a bill that would criminalize mockery of the chinese national anthem on the anniversary of the chatham and square massacre. and the current virus death tolls in both brazil and mexico saw 2 new daily hyde's. now all 4 police officers involved in the arrest of george floyd in the u.s. have been charged over his death the charges against the officer seen kneeling on for its neck have been now elevated to 2nd degree murder while the 3 others are accused of aiding and abetting his actions many hours on the streets say the charges are proof that the protest movement can deliver results of the say this is just the beginning john hendren reports from minneapolis. for the crowds filling the street here and across the u.s. a sign their demands are being heard and filed in a minute complaint 3 charges the charges former minneapolis police officer derek shaaban thoughts murder in the 2nd degree through the death of george floyd for officer derek show been who was seen with his knee on george floyd's neck the charge was increased from 3rd degree murder to 2nd degr

lawmakers passed the controversial bill that makes disrespecting china's national anthem a crime. this as protestors marked the anniversary of square. some of the top stories that we are watching this morning. all officers involved in george floyd's death have been charged. derek chauvin is facing second-degree murder instead of third-degree murder. a memorial service for george floyd will be held in city of minneapolis. funeral will be tuesday in houston. 3 new york city police officers were ambushed in brooklyn overnight, two officers were shot, one other stabbed in the neck, all 3 in the hospital this morning and are expected to recover. the suspect was shot and is also in critical condition. nypd commissioner appearing emotional when speaking about the incident yesterday. >> it appears to be a completely cowardly despicable unprovoked attack on a defenseless police officer and thank god we are not planning a funeral right now. the men and women of this police department should not have to withstand anymore, not one more attack. i think we are all fed up with what we are seeing

us couples break out in hong kong legislature as lawmakers vote on a controversial national anthem bill the latest measure imposed by china's hard line president xi jinping. i'm serious so it's got to thank you for joining us it is the biggest in u.s. package in germany's post-war history the measures agreed on by the government after marathon talks are aimed at helping the country's economy recover from the coronavirus lock down the $130000000000.00 euro plan includes cutting the sales tax giving cash to families and providing extra funding for minas apologies. after 2 days of intense talks their marriage with $50000000000.00 euros more than anyone expected under a dramatic surprise aimed to get germans reaching for their wallets v.h.d. will be cut by 3 percent until the end of the year. vehemence and because you know that along don't we need to make sure that everyone has the courage to invest again and to make sure that the consumer demand rises to unseat. for weeks industry leaders have lobbied hard for american see help in the end there was a little for everyone thought and if you

the ground next then hong kong passes a controversial law making it a crime to insult china's national anthem meanwhile thousands defy the ban to hold a vigil in tiananmen square all right it's time to boost your news i. as protests against police brutality continue across the united states lines of armed guards have formed as a barrier around the property surrounding the white house here in washington d.c. but who are these guards and what agency are they actually from artie's rachel blevins is joining us now live from outside of the white house with the latest on this so rachel what can you tell us who are these people. woman i know we actually have an update for you because while we saw those armed guards that were surrounding this area around actually out right now they seem to. all but disappeared this morning so today we are much much closer to the white house than we were able to get yesterday and right now as you can see behind me there is a crowd of protesters and then behind them there is still that very large barrier that was put up around lafayette park and this area was completel

well people are angry about this we've seen protests for weeks over these particular national anthem laws it's a controversial war that's being introduced in hong kong which criminalizes the mocking of china's national anthem now this particular law it was introduced last year but the government withdrew it because it was concerned that was fueling more anti-government anger during the months of demonstrations we saw in 2019 but carol lam has always said she will prioritize this particular bill she wanted this passed and last week she reintroduced it and today we had a vote but we also saw some kind of like scenes with or 2 of the pro-democracy lawmakers throw liquid across the china and that was a key tactic to try and disrupt or delay the debate but in the end of the vote was passed we had 41 people supported we had one person one of the lawmakers rejected and of course all the pro-democracy lawmakers there and boycotted that but the concern is that the chinese national anthem or the critics this particular laws they are forced patriotism and it's an impingement on hong kong's free

lawmakers here voted to pass the controversial national anthem law. which would criminalize the mocking or insulting of china national anthem. pun ib shl with jail time up to three years. we have seen scuffles. clashes. people screaming at each other and the use of stink bombs to get in the way of the legislation. it passed. people here in hong kong at football games have openly booed the national anthem. with the law such action would be a crime. >> someone needs to lighten up in beijing. thank you. >> george floyd's life was honored on thursday. in a memorial service. first of many which will be held in the coming days. can my side be firm? and mine super soft? with the sleep number 360 smart bed, on sale now, you can both adjust your comfort with your sleep number setting. but can it help keep me asleep? absolutely, it intelligently senses your movements and automatically adjusts to keep you both effortlessly comfortable, and snoring? no problem... and done. will it help me keep up with him? yep. so you can really promise better sleep? not promise.

i think that is the symbolism of both the national anthem and the flag, that they stand for.kaepernick or anyone else, when they take a knee, they say they are fighting over injustice. racial injustice, police brutality. it's not against the nation, not against the military, not against freedom, the flag, or the national anthem. >> harris: you know, i hear echoes in both of what you are saying. bruce, you put it so beautifully about that room for all of us to work together to get to that better space. we are working right looking right now at loveon thet together in minneapolis, as they have done here in -- i want to say who that is in the center, reverend jackson, i believe come in the center. i can't really see it clearly and i don't want to guess. george floyd, minneapolis, they are going to memorialize him and they are going to do the same. the kickoff will be in brooklyn, new york, as they cross the brooklyn bridge. the huge amount of people. and we will move to the break. stay close. this message is for spouses of veterans with a va loan. with just one call to newday, y

it wasn't because he hated the flag or hated the national anthem.to start the conversation and wanted to draw attention to the fact that people of color are dis disenfranchised, people are treated unfairly, they're abused during times of police brutality. he looked at the deaths that were mounting and continued to go on. and he wanted to do something about it. he wanted to draw attention to the matter. and along the way, that message was misconstrued and people were saying, oh, he's disrespecting the flag when it really was nothing to do with the flag, it was the fact that he knew that this country was in a situation that he really could not support and there needed to be a change. and other nfl players decided that they wanted to join that fight. some of them took a knee, some of them didn't. they had other ways of protest. they began working in their communities, they began lobbying lawmakers for changes in legislation and trying to find ways to improve education and a wide range of topics, but the message was always -- the critics were always sti

coming up scuffles break out in hong kong's legislature as lawmakers vote on a controversial national anthem bill the latest measure imposed by china's hard line president xi jinping. plus the disappearance of a british toddler madeleine mccann from a resort in portugal has been unsolved for 13 years now police in germany think they make out a new lead. time soon so misconduct that you could join us it is the biggest stimulus package in germany's post-war history the measures agreed on by the government after marathon talks are aimed at helping the country's economy economy recover from the coronavirus lock down the $130000000000.00 euro plan includes cutting the sales tax giving cash to families and providing extra funding for municipalities. after 2 days of intense talks their marriage where $50000000000.00 euros more than anyone expected under a dramatic surprise aim to get germans reaching for their wallets v.a. t. will be cut by 3 percent until the end of the year. we're missing the physical because the it would know that the longer. we need to make sure that everyone has the courage to

let me just tell you what i see or what i feel when the national anthem is played and when i look at the flag of the united states. i envision my two grandfathers, who fought for this country during world war ii, one in the army, one in the marine corps, both risking their lives to protect our country, and to try to make our country and this world a better place. >> so you're shaking your head, stephen, before we even played it. what is your reaction? >> as intelligent as drew brees is, how is he still that naive? like, all that's going on, all the protests, you still don't understand why kaepernick kneeled, it has nothing to do with the flag. drew brees is an intelligent guy. but he looked real retarded by saying that. the time is sensitive, okay. you can't say that right now. that's the equivalent to me saying when jfk got killed, that's equivalent to me saying, well, he wasn't black, so i don't care. it is the same thing. if you're not with us, if you're not standing on the side of right, then you are the problem. you are part of the problem. we can't accept that. no more straddli

it's to hong kong now where lawmakers are expected to vote on a controversial new national anthem all today debate was briefly suspended after pro-democracy legislators stage a protest in the legislative chambers china has been pushing for the bill in order to criminalize insults to its national anthem opponents see this legislation as part of a wider campaign by beijing to clamp down on human rights of hong kong this comes as china prepares to enforce its new strict national security law in the territory . today is also the anniversary of china's crackdown on pro-democracy protests in beijing's tiananmen square 1989 people hong kong have traditionally mark this day but commemorations this year have been banned authorities say this is because of the coronavirus but critics allege it's another move by beijing to suppress freedom of assembly and freedom of speech we'll talk to a democracy activist in a moment but 1st we have this report on how china's president xi has taken a tough approach from the very outset as part of a broader strategy to assert china's authority on the global stag

for instance, will the national anthem go the way of confederate statues.ted to discuss with mlb network announcer and sportscasting legend bob costas, winner of 28 emmys. we spoke earlier. will we watch on television sports that are being played in empty arenas and stadiums? >> yes, i think a lot of people will watch. i think the numbers will be high at the outset. if only out of curiosity. and then we'll see how long it sustains. i think that people are willing to grant that these are unique one-off circumstances. and if this is the best that the various leagues can do, at least they'll have some live sports and there have been some degree of interest in it, but also some concern as to whether they can get all the way from one side to the other without the coronavirus derailing them. >> i've heard some of regard this as a return to normalcy. is that how you see it? >> you can look at it that way. current sports, instead of archival stuff that we've had to content ourselves with over the last few months, that seems like a return to normal. on the other han

in hong kong are expected to protest against a new law which makes disrespecting the chinese national anthem illegal the former british colony has already been seen in several protests over another proposed national security law which many fear will limit freedoms for much our soldiers are helping to stop the spread of covert 19 in the central african republic they're drilling wells and promoting hygiene in rural villages alongside unicef the u.n. children's agencies says the project is supporting the rescue former fighters rehabilitation has counted more than 2000 corona virus infections. and those were the headlines i'll be back with more news in half an hour here on al-jazeera next it's fault lines stay with us. trade tensions could cut global economic growth by $700000000000.00 we bring you the stories in developments that are rapidly changing the world we live in the united nations world food program is warning of multiple families at the local abortion is counting the cost on al-jazeera. in march much of america went on lockdown the cove in 1000 pandemic was surging the number of dead

national anthem. a surprise jobs report in the u.s. the unemployment rate forwards raising right the economy is recovering from the coronavirus of uptown but the news isn't all good. and celebrations in libya as forces loyal to the u.n. backed government retaking a key town an end one or 2 before have to us push to capture the capital. now a growing number of u.s. police departments and forcing changes to their tactics in the wake of georgia for its staff the city of minneapolis where he was killed is now banning police tried calls and will require officers who see colleagues using improper force to step in and stop them as well as banning police are called to new york state plans to classify false race based calls to imagine says as a hate crime and california will stop training its officers to use the type of restraint that killed george flowing across this country we train techniques on strangleholds. that put people's lives a risk now we can argue that these are used as exceptions but at the end of the day carotid hold that literal

and hong kong's legislature votes for a law that bans insulting china's national anthem despite protests inside the chamber. i'm joining with the sports including part of the problem n.f.l. quarterback drew brees criticized by teammates and fellow athletes i'm just speaking out about protests in the united states. all 4 police officers involved in the arrest of george floyd in the u.s. have now been charged in connection with his death the charges against the officers seen kneeling on the floor its neck of been elevated to 2nd degree murder well the 3 others are accused of aiding and abetting his actions friends family says it's a significant step and as john hendren reports from minneapolis protesters out on the streets say it proves the movement can deliver results. for the crowds feeling as street here and across the u.s. is something their demands are being heard in the minute complaint the charges the charges former minneapolis police officer. with murder in. the 2nd degree through the death of george floyd for officer derek show been who was seen with his knee on george floyd's nec

kind of triple pronged attack from the nothing national anthem security bill and also the clamp down on the vigils for tea and square. yes it's been a make good morning it's been this lived this life for many of us actually i think i've been communicating with students friends and carneys about what we're going to do because part of search time in 31 years there would be no candlelight ritual in hong kong i myself have been based in u.s. and canada for 2 decades writing and researching and teaching about a gentleman movement but at the kendall i ritual in victoria park in hong kong has become kind of like a beacon of light for those of us struggling in that case to keep that history and a memory alive as kitchener mentioned early on that the chairman rogers sister not allowed to open one dead children so that the collective. efforts in victoria park in hong kong has been inspiring us to continue to fight for this years and it also shows the word and the region that this something that you cannot crash by with tanks and guns and jails desta human spirit that's our human desire and kno

this is over players taking the knee during the national anthem. plus -- ♪ >>> and trending for you this morning prince is still sending messages to his fans. more of his new music video his estate just released and a handwritten note on intolerance from the music icon. >>> good morning. we're starting out with some parts of the bay area in the mid to upper 40s. even though it's a cool start to the day we're going to be a touch warmer for this afternoon. i'll talk about that as well as our fire danger coming up in the forecast. >>> and things are moving pretty steadily out there but we do have a wind advisory, the bay bridge. our camera looks pretty steady from emeryville. when you drive across there may be a gust or two. we'll see how rough the ride is. >>> hey, good morning. i'm rahel solomon at cnbc headquarters and here are today's top business headlines. wall street is set to open flat to moderately higher following friday's rally sparked by the surprise surge in employment numbers last month. the economy adding a record 2.5 million jobs in ma

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never agree with kneeling during the national anthem and then walked back those statements and apologized. and then there were tweets from the president saying he should not have backed down from his original stance, brees firing

now protesters are starting to gather in hong kong as a controversial national anthem raul comes into effect and legislation makes it a criminal offense to mock trial as anthem activists say it violates their freedom of expression and they see it as another sign that beijing is doing away with hong kong's autonomy that speak to a debate upon and in hong kong forests this is an important day davy em all try to protest this for 2 reasons tell us more. one of the reasons you just gave that's that national anthem law coming into force and the other reason is because a year ago today protesters surrounded the legislative council on councilman headquarters when they were debating an extradition bill now that bill would have allowed hong kong suspects to be tried in mainland china opaque and communist one courts and they were trying to disrupt proceedings that at that point police shut down those protests people dispersed and both protesters and police up the ante still canisters of tear gas water cannon and in the ensuing months molotov cocktails in the protest side rubber live fire from th

we have to stand proudly for "the national anthem." you shouldn't be playing.ldn't be there. maybe you shouldn't be in the country. when you go down and take a knee or any other way, you're sitting essentially, for our great national anthem. you're disrespecting our flag and you're disrespecting our country. and the nfl should have sus u spended some of these players for one game. everybody stood up yesterday. there was nobody kneeling at the beginning of the super bowl. we've made a will tlot of impro, ahaven't we? that's a big improvement. >> it seems like the issue here is going to be pushed because for instance, houston texas star, texans star, j.j. watt was firing back on twitter at a fan saying pretty sure you won't see watt take a knee. watt tweeted a, don't speak for me. b, if you still think it's about disrespecting the flag or our military, you clearly haven't been listening. to that point, do you think that americans are some americans are kind of coming round on the kneeling and to j.j. watt's point there, maybe they have more context now for why pl

earlier on thursday a controversial law was approved making it a crime to disrespect china's national anthem beijing also plans to impose national security laws in hong kong the fear is it will allow china to tighten its grip and suppress freedom in hong kong. here as some other stories now making headlines around the world russia has intensified efforts to clean up a major fuel spill the northern siberia environmentalists say it's the worst such accident ever in the arctic and that the ecosystem will need at least a decade to fully recover president vladimir putin has ordered a state of emergency german chancellor angela merkel has firmly rejected suggestions that she might seek a 5th term in power in 2018 merkel said that she would step down when her current government leaves office which is due to happen next year it remains unclear who will replace merkel as german chancellor. is to be removed from germany's blue chip index the dax that's what the dax is operated george burgess is telling is the coronavirus pandemic as centonze as value plunging last week the government agreed to a 90000

national anthem a move started by a player calling cabernet can 2016 in protest of perceived police brutality against black americans. a mommy and use of welcome to the program as outrage spreads over the killing of george floyd in the us protesters have taken to the streets around the world in mexico protesters vandalized buildings and threw stones at the u.s. embassy in the capital however elsewhere protests have been peaceful tens of thousands of australians demonstrated against racism and for aboriginal rights protesters are now gathering in european cities including here in berlin and what is the city's 2nd weekend of black lives matter protests. and one of those major european protests is here in berlin that's where political correspondent emmanuel shahs is thanks for joining us can you tell us what's going on there. well as you can see on your here i have pardons of people are gathered the tires on and 500 people were expected maybe it's much more right now here in delhi not x. and up lots you know here in germany more to 1000000 people are black german center there's been a lot of ang

national anthem a move started by a player calling cafferty in 2016 in protest at the perceived police brutality against black america it's. a michael oku welcome protesters around the world have taken to the streets as outrage spreads over the killing in the united states of georgia floyd as well as expressing solidarity with america's black lives matter movement the protests are highlighting what they see as racism and police violence in their own country with australians in particular heating the streets in numbers. randi have protests of the deaths in custody drawn so many. tens of thousands rallied in australian cities great and small their focus hundreds of aboriginal deaths in jails and police stations in the past 30 years with no police officer ever found guilty here the death of george floyd has suddenly created widespread anger about an australian problem i waited too long for justin was to be here and again for my people and it's time to make a change in our in the way that people are going to listen to me and i'm going to be the case. in brazil demonstrators have been raisi

todd: kneeling during the national anthem reemerging as a hot button issue. >> this is what we the playersld like to hear you state. we of the national football league condemn racism and admit we were wrong for not doing this earlier. >> reporter: point recess politicizing oppression is wrong, he joins us live. to make up. miles to the job site. the campsite. and anything else we set our sights on. miles that take us back to the places we want to go. and to the people who count on us. so, let's roll up our sleeves. because we've got miles to make up. >> this is what we the players would like to hear you state. we the national football league condemn racism. >> we admit we were wrong for not listening to nfl players earlier and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest. we at the national football league believe black lives matter. >> roger gesell says he was to restrict players from protesting in the past is the league's stars condemn racism. >> illogical to allow players to the owner and the national anthem this season for joining us to weigh in his former nfl player jack brewer,

national anthem. was. a show of solidarity demonstrators across australia called black lives massive protests to denounce racial injustice. under surprise jobs report in the u.s. the unemployment rate falls raising hopes the economy is recovering from the coronavirus lockdown the news isn't all good. now a growing number of us police departments are enforcing changes to their tactics following the killing of an african-american man while in custody the states of new york and california as well as the city of minneapolis where george floyd died have all announced reforms she had to tansey reports from washington. each sounds very promising almost 2 weeks since george field was kewl. a minneapolis police officer spent nearly 90 minutes pinning him to the ground by his neck police forces around the country of our uniform i really believe for the 1st time in our history we have an opportunity to really make change like we've never made it for george floyd's death has really touched a nerve like we have not see

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brutality back in 2016 that's when cullen cabinet and others began kneeling before games while the national anthem was being played. the national football league then racism in the systematic aggression black people we are the national football league we were wrong for not listening to n.f.l. players earlier and encourage all to speak out peacefully protests read the national football league leave lives matter. thousands of protesters in sydney are expected to defy a court order there in support of the black lives matter movement in the us and australian court bands of the planned rallies citing concerns over the coronavirus well let's now take you to these live pictures from the city of adelaide in south australia where crowds have already clearly gathered the australian protests are also a show of support for the aboriginal community there and also to highlight high levels of indigenous incarceration and deaths in custody we'll be bringing you all the latest here on al-jazeera. there's been an unexpected fall in the u.s. unemployment rate with the figure from a down to 13.3 percent while it indi

said >>> tonight nfl superstar drew brees is apologizing for comments about kneeling during the national anthemhat set off a national backlash he says he completely missed the mark. here is stephanie gosk. >> reporter: lacking awareness and any type of compassion, the new orleans saints quarterback apologizing after this interview. >> i will never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the united states of america >> reporter: brees was asked by yahoo! finance what he thinks about players kneeling against racial injustice during the national anthem. >> is everything right with our country right now? no, it's not we still have a long way to go. i think what you do by standing there and showing respect to the flag with your hand over your heart, it shows unity. >> reporter: the comments triggering fierce backlash, even among his own teammates. >> i'm telling you, i'm dealing with these things, my community is dealing with these things and your response to me is don't talk about that here where is the place, drew >> reporter: nbc superstar lebron james also weighing in wow, man, you literall